Rehabilitation Services

Offering the Region’s Most Specialized Therapists & Support Staff

The Rehabilitation Services Department at Monmouth Medical Center, Southern
Campus (MMCSC) is dedicated to providing the best care for patients in
a comfortable, caring and nurturing environment. Rehabilitative Services
include Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy,
Audiology, Oncology Rehabilitation, and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
The staff is comprised of highly-skilled, experienced therapists with
advanced training in their specialty.

The staff members include:

Licensed Speech and Language Pathologists

Licensed Audiologist

Licensed Physical Therapists

Registered Occupational Therapists

Improving patient health and meeting rehabilitation needs are the main
priorities for all rehabilitative modalities. Treatment is focused on
returning patients to their regular daily activities as quickly as possible.
Additionally, patient education and home exercise is highly emphasized
so that patients are active participants in their therapy. Patient involvement
is critical and vastly improves clinical outcomes.

The latest scientific evidence is highly incorporated into all treatment
protocols. All therapists continue to stay apprised of new treatment techniques
by attending continuing education courses and by achieving specializations
and certifications.

For more information on Rehabilitation Services, call 732.942.5921.

Physical Therapy (Adult)

Licensed physical therapists and physical therapy assistants are experienced
in the evaluation and treatment of a full spectrum of physical injuries
and limitations. Whether the goal of therapy is to walk unassisted or
to play sports, each therapy program is designed uniquely with the individual in mind.

Exercise and therapeutic modalities are combined with hands-on skills to
promote healing and improve function. The physical therapy team works
with each patient to maintain levels of function and promote a continued
healthy lifestyle by educating patients in self-management. Additionally,
the team works closely with physicians in monitoring and communicating
the patients’ progress.

Physical therapists are experienced in treating the full range of physical
challenges which include:

Back and neck pain

Dizziness and balance

Gait dysfunction

Joint replacement

Motor vehicle accidents

Sports injuries

Sprains and strains

Vestibular rehabilitation

Work-related injury

Occupational Therapy

Registered occupational therapists use goal-directed activities to help
patients achieve their maximum level of functioning. The occupational
therapists evaluate the patient then use a holistic approach to address
the unique needs of each patient. Occupational therapy services are provided
in a caring and dynamic environment with the patient’s privacy in mind.

A variety of diagnoses are treated through the Occupational Therapy program
at MMCSC, including:

The speech and language pathology staff provides assessments and interventions
for adults with communication and swallowing difficulties related to many
conditions including:

Apraxia

Central auditory

CVA (Stroke)

Head and neck cancer

Progressive neurological disease

Processing disorder

Stuttering

Pediatric and adult modified barium swallows

Vocal cord nodules/polyps/paralyzed vocal cords

Audiology

An audiologist will use audiometers, computers, and other devices to test
patients’ hearing ability and balance, determine the extent of hearing
damage, and identify the underlying cause. They typically examine patients
who have balance, hearing or related ear problems. Testing for infants
to adults is available.

Oncology Rehabilitation

The Oncology Rehabilitation program at MMCSC is available to all cancer
patients and survivors in need, whether you are newly diagnosed, currently
undergoing chemotherapy or long finished with treatment. We are committed
to helping you live your best life and getting you back to the daily activities
that are most important to you. Many cancer patients and survivors are
dealing with a wide range of effects from treatment including fatigue,
weakness, poor endurance, emotional reactivity and more. Our Oncology
Rehabilitation program and team approach will help decrease pain and frustration
and allow you to regain your independence with a customized plan to address
and treat your symptoms.

Our services include:

Occupational Therapy

Physical Therapy

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Speech-Language Pathology

Our team of specialists include:

Advanced Practice RNs

Medical Oncologists

Occupational Therapists

Oncology RNs

Physical Therapists

Rehabilitation Physicians

Social Workers

Speech-Language Therapists

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Physicians who specialize in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation are known
as psychiatrists and they diagnose, evaluate and treat patients who have
both major and minor disabilities, as well as injuries and disabilities
associated with chronic pain. The psychiatrist's goal is to restore physical
function to maximum potential, relieve pain and minimize the psychological,
social and vocational effects of disability

Psychiatrists use the routine history and physical examination, X-rays,
laboratory studies and other diagnostic techniques as other physicians
do. However, psychiatrists also frequently elect to use special techniques
such as Electromyography (EMG) and Electordiagnosis as an extension of
the physical examination. The physicist not only treats patients with
medications, but also prescribes treatment modalities such as heat, cold,
electrical stimulation, and biofeedback as well as selected types of therapeutic
exercise. Psychiatrists are specialists who care, who empathize readily
and who treat the whole person rather than a single organ or disease.

For more information on our Rehabilitation Services or to schedule an appointment,
call 732.942.5921. A physician's referral is required to schedule an appointment.